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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 6h

When Congress appropriated this money, it was intended to fund a wide range of research and projects. The Trump Administration cannot simply ignore Congress and withhold or redirect funds it doesn’t want to spend. It's illegal.

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Agency Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress

The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 04/10/2026

For decades, Republicans’ unwavering support for Israel was the norm. Curt Mills of The American Conservative says that’s changing. Younger conservatives are questioning military aid, foreign intervention, and the meaning of “America First.”

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America’s new political fault line: Israel

America’s relationship with Israel is becoming an electoral fault line, dividing both parties and major Jewish political groups.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It's shocking this is not shocking: "The UK’s largest private-sector employer is offering up to three days of paid leave which can be taken flexibly for activities such as attending court hearings, arranging emergency accommodation, changing locks, securing childcare or separating finances."

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Tesco is first supermarket to offer paid ‘safe leave’ for victims of domestic abuse

Exclusive: Britain’s largest private-sector employer has also trained managers to spot signs of domestic abuse

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 04/10/2026

Following the vote on the anti-Zionist policy at Green Party Conference, the 5 Green MPs, the Leader and Co-Deputy Leaders have issued a joint statement

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 18h

Conjunction! 3am this morning, UK time. 31% waning crescent Moon with Mars directly below! #astronomy #astrophotography

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 04/10/2026

End the genocide. Drop the charges. De-proscribe Palestine Action.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There is nothing racist about any ethnic or religious group wanting their own homeland. The problem is if this desire is at the expense of another people. Zionism in practise meant "a homeland at the expense of Palestinians". It's really not hard to grasp this basic point!

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The thing is: Palestinians are a people with equal rights. Bosnian Muslims are a people with equal rights. You cannot oppress and slaughter these people as compensation for crimes you've suffered.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Bosnian Serb nationalism would not have been racist if Bosniaks and Bosnian Croatians didn't exist. Zionism would not have been racist if Palestinian Muslims and Christians did not exist. But here's the problem for both: They did and do exist!

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 9h

That was me - i said that.

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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Fire season isn’t over and they’re still taking apart the agency that shows up. Ask yours why that’s fine while donor projects get the fast track. One minute. #BlueWaveIn30Days

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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service

Contact Congress today!

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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A judge already warned contempt is on the table. Britain arrested a prince. Here the AG is still fighting the order. Add your name. They count these. #BlueWaveIn30Days

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Tell Congress: Demand AG Blanche release ALL of the Epstein files now

Contact Congress today!

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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

He sued his own IRS for $10 billion. A Trump-appointed judge still called it collusion. Ohio’s data-center break cost $1.6 billion, and Republicans staged a vote that doesn’t make them pay. November 3 settles the rest. Read this and other huge wins here:

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Great News For Us That’s Absolutely Horrible For Trump

A prosecutor, an Olympian, a $10 billion lawsuit, and your power bill. Four stories, all inside.

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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A judge already warned contempt is on the table if the files stay buried. Britain arrested a prince. Here the AG is still fighting the order. Add your name. They count these.

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Tell Congress: Demand AG Blanche release ALL of the Epstein files now

Contact Congress today!

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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A private-equity firm wants a quarter-mile of the park for its own road. They lost this in court for years. Interior picked it back up. 157 members already told Burgum no. If yours didn’t, the letter is drafted for you to send! #BlueWaveIn30Days

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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway

Contact Congress today!

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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Fire season isn’t over and they’re still taking apart the agency that shows up. Ask yours why that’s fine while donor projects get the fast track. One minute.

actionnetwork.org

Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service

Contact Congress today!

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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Your member is home campaigning. The swap is still alive. Put the Yosemite letter on their desk anyway. Takes a minute.

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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway

Contact Congress today!

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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Roberts wrote that official acts can’t be prosecuted. The Court then treated a cash thank-you after a favor like it wasn’t a bribe. Articles are filed. Ask your representative why their name still isn’t on them. The letter is already written.

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Tell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts

Contact Congress today!

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 7h

We’re moving 10,000 low-income children off the child care voucher waitlist — at absolutely no cost to their families. Eligible families with children ages 6 weeks to 13 years, and through age 19 for children with special needs, will be invited to apply for a voucher on a rolling basis.

Mayor Mamdani and others make an announcement at a podium with signage that reads “Child Care for all”

Children hold hands in front of signage that reads “Child Care for all”

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Randall Stephens @randalljstephens.bsky.social · 16h

Mike Peters on the Gun Lobby, February 1981. This was just two months after John Lennon was murdered.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15h

At least 355 Native American and Indigenous candidates ran or are running this year in local, state and federal primary and general elections. One expert said tribal sovereignty and protection of tribal lands have likely spurred candidates to run.

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A record number of Native Americans are running in the 2026 midterms

At least 355 Native American and Indigenous candidates ran or are running in local, state and federal primary and general elections this year — a record number.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15h

Republican House members Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson have called for all transgender people to be rounded up and forcibly institutionalized. trib.al/J4bzitr

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The Fascists Want Trans People to Leave. I Left. But Should We All?

I moved north. Polls show many trans Americans would leave if they could. Should Canada make us an offer we can’t refuse?

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026

for reference, in the Dobbs opinion, Alito was like, women generally don't _plan_ to get an abortion, so how could they have a reliance interest in abortion? which is kind of an extension of 'you want health insurance? what, you plan on being sick?'

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Penitent In Purgatory @in-purgatory.bsky.social · 13h

A woman who has an ectopic pregnancy didn't plan for an abortion. But without one, she will die. Yet Alito doesn't think this is a reliance interest. He is a murder accessory before the fact.

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Melissa Mark, PhD @1birdnerd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

He knows they do plan to get pregnant and that pregnancy post Dobbs can be a death sentence, and it’s pretty reasonable to plan your life around whether or not getting pregnant might mean you die if you need an abortion! He just thinks women should never have an abortion, even death is preferable.

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AndyC @andyc300.bsky.social · 12h

I am boggled that a grown ass adult can't seem to treat pregnancy as one of the most dangerous things a human can do. These people are wild.

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Mary Nasca @mnasca.bsky.social · 23h

Most women aren’t planning on having premature rupture of their membranes at 18 weeks. But when it happens, they need healthcare.

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 15h

A Noon Moon! Look to the west and you'll see a 29% waning crescent sitting high if you have a clear sky like here in London. #astronomy #astrophotography

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John Brown’s Body @jbrownsbody.bsky.social · 13h

Total ethnic cleansing has always been the goal.

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WUT @wut12345.bsky.social · 12h

Mass Deportation Now signs at the RNC didn’t mean criminals. It meant Black and brown people across the US

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14h

Throughout D.C. and beyond, President Trump’s opponents are scrambling to ensure that after he leaves office, the changes he has imposed on the presidency and the country will fade with him.

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Trump’s opponents are planning efforts to reverse his changes to presidency

As the midterms approach, some of the president’s foes are working to ensure his aggressive approach to executive power doesn’t outlast him.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14h

NEW: Following our investigation with @readfrontier.bsky.social, an Oklahoma oil company has plugged a well that was potentially leaking toxic waste. We revealed that state regulators had approved the well in violation of rules meant to protect public drinking water.

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Oklahoma Oil Company Plugs Disposal Well That Posed Threat to City’s Drinking Water

The Frontier and ProPublica revealed that state regulators had approved the well in Enid, Oklahoma, in violation of rules meant to protect municipal groundwater. Now the well is permanently shut down.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 14h

An editorial guest cartoon by Matt Davies. 🎨 wapo.st/46YDVK8

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DefiantMind @kamiejj.bsky.social · 13h

"abstract interest"? Women are dying because of his decision so there's nothing abstract about it. JHC Alito went back to a 1500's text to justify his decision to deny women bodily autonomy. I could give a rats ass what he thinks on anything.

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KeepingTheRepublic@bsky.social @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 12h

Here’s a translation of Alito’s comment: “as a Republican, I happen to know many male gay Federalist Society members, okay? They like Obergefell. But abortion? That’s a woman’s problem and I don’t care about those!”

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Phil @jorpelson.bsky.social · 12h

In Trump v. Barbara he would have overturned birthright citizenship. Which I think most people would agree they have a reliance interest in remaining a citizen from one day to the next.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 12h

Well, he doesn’t have a uterus, so it’s an abstraction for him.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 14h

Where in the law does it say that Constitutionality depends on whether a Supreme Court Justice feels an established right has or has not “engendered reliance interests” in other people?

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Dave Littler @dave-littler.bsky.social · 13h

As with so many of the ideological positions of prominent GOP members which impact other people, I want to say to him "Just talk to one person whom this personally impacts. Just one. Have an earnest conversation, outside of your echo chamber, with an open mind, and see if that does anything to you."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14h

You couldn't have scripted a more fitting endgame for the Republican Party than the cult members desperately trying to distance themselves from the cult leader, with the cult leader being too narcissistic to let them go and dragging them down with his sweaty smothering embrace

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 14h

The horrors of Medicaid cuts will be one of the biggest stories of 2027. Democrats need to use this campaign to explain that the worst is still coming, thanks to Republicans who gave Trump everything he wanted.

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RFK Jr’s Relentless Anti-Vax Push Will Disproportionately Hurt Children on Medicaid

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has already demonstrated his Department of Health and...

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 15h

That's waaayyy too many.

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Anna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 23h

Hard to think of anything less abstract and more materially consequential than being pregnant

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 13h

If you’ve been waiting to get involved in the midterms, now is the time! We’ve got lots of ways that you can make a difference from anywhere over these final four weeks: indivisible2026.org?utm_source=b...

(over an image of a map of the US that shows Indivisible’s nine Senate target states and 31 House target districts for the midterm elections) It’s time to win the midterms.

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